Wheel-flange oiler.



C. H. SMITH. WHEEL FLANGE OILER.

APPUCAHON man EEB. 24. 1914.

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C. H. SMITH.

WHEEL FLANGE OILER.

APPLICATION FILED EEB. 24. |9I4.

Patented Nov. 30, 1915.

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IIIIHIIIIIIIIIIH COLUMBIA PLANDGRAPH CO-wAsHlNuToN D c fsieAlTnisiT onnio CHARLES siviITH, orfsroiiANii",V WASHINGTON. l

To all whom t may concern: e

Be itknown that I, CHARLES IFI. SMITH, a

provide a wheel flange oiler, which will operate to lubricate a wheel flangel irrespective` of the character of rail which1 it traversesr that is, irrespective as tov whether or not the rail is straight ory curved.,

A further object is to provide a flangeV lubricator or oiler, which will be held in its most efficient discharging position vby gravity, and it is also conteinplatedto provide an oiler wherein the oil feed r dis,- charge as regards efficiency will be` main*v tained as the parts wear, so, asto. avoid under or over discharge. j

a Other objects and features. of thek invention will be more fully described in. conne@ tion with thev accompanyingy drawings, and will be more particularly pointed. out in and by the appended claims.

) In they drawings z-Figure 1 is a view in end elevation of a portion of.' a truck; and a; car body, illustrating the application o f oney form of my invention. Fig. 2,. is a plan sectional view of an improved forni; of Supporte ing bracket.. Fig.M 3 is an enlarged detail view, partlyin section and partly in elevation of the reservoir of the oiler. Fig.4 4- is a perspective view of the disch-arge pipe..

Like characters of reference designate 0 similar parts throughout the diflerentigures of the drawings.

As illustrated, l designates a car'body and 2 designates a portion of a truck frame, the truck wheel being indicated at 3.

5 I mount upon one member of the truck frame, rigidly, provided with an attaching end 5 adapted to be secured to the truck frame by means such as screws or bolts. The bracket section i0 l isl bifurcated, as indicated at 6, and be a bracket section Ll which isv WHEEL-ANGE einen.

Specification of Letterslatent. PatentedNtV; 30, 1915.v Application. nieiirebniaiyzi, iaii., semaine. S-,699.

tweenfthe, forked bifurcat'ed. Vend pivot one end of a movable,bracketsection 7by means ofi-ay pivot bolt. 8.; They movabley bracket sec,-

tionA is shown providedy with bent terminale 9 and@ 1 0,5 disposed in angular relation with respect, to each other, and toA both of whichmay be secured attachingE hooks llby means, of nuts. 132.

My improved oiling device includes= a reservoir 13, which is provided with a diaphragm 14 having al valve seat aperture 15.

I preferablymakethe reservoir in; two parts( y f and embody the diaphragm in a; vbase portion l on the upper portionl 131 as indicated atl.. The base I6 is thread-V lifG, which is threaded ed to receive athieaded valve stem 18 on the end of which a closure I9 is formed to engage the valve seat aperture 15 'and regu. late the flow of oil. In` order to retain the valvestem in, an adjusted position, I provide a lock nut 20, which is equipped with a hand grip 21 to,y facilitate tightening the, nut in a stein locking position.. The outer end 22 is provided with handley projections y23, for turning the,` stem. A 'discharge pipe is provided withl or includes an elbow 2d having aY threaded end 2.5A adapted to be turned into a reduced internally threaded portion 26of the base 16. Said pipe includes a second elbow 27 which connects the first-named or attaching elbow 2e with a straight length of pipe 28 thereby constituting aninterinediate elbow. 'Ihe end 29 of the straight section 2,8.is disposed at. an ang-le to the longitudinal aXisof. section 28, for a purpose whichwi-ll presently appear. j ing, intermediate and straightv lengths` are rigidly connected, but the provision of the The connectn two elbows enables al relatively wide range ofadjustment, when the parts are originally assembleohto dispose thel chamferedor angular discharge end 29 in suoli a manner .that it will engage the wheel Vflangethroughout the circumference of the discharge end. As will be seen by referenceto Fil-g.y 1,. the hooks 11, orrather one thereof, engage the connecting elbow 2i adjacent the reduced nipple4 end 26 to detach-ably but rigidly connect the movable bracket section 7 andthe oil reservoirand pipe. In the construction shown, I

rlhe weight ofthemovable bracket section and the parts which are connected thereto will normally cause gravity engagement of the chamfered end ZQagainslV the wheel flange, as shown in Fig. .l, and it is one of the features of this'invention that relative displacement ofthe truck with respect-to kthe car bodywill notin any way interfere with a feed engagement of the pipe end 29 with the wheel flange, and therefore a limited but'continuous feed will be effected irrespective Lof `whether Or not the truck is rounding a curved stretch of track. Thus it will be seen-that I provide a unitary oiling structure which is mountedjwholly upon the,

truck and which is normally maintained in a feeding position by gravity and wherein thepfced of lubricant is also effected by gravity. Y

`Wear .ofi the chamfered flange engaging end 29 as a result. ofcontact with the wheel fiange will provide a ground joint which will prevent discharge of lubricant when the wheel is atv rest by reason ofthe eHective engagement which thelweight of the movable portion of the deviceV provides. Thus it will be seen that continued wearwill not deteriorate or impair' but will rather increase the efficiency of my device by reason of the fact that the softer material of the discharge pipe, with respect to the materialofthe car wheel will cause the former to assume a dis-` charge end contour conforming to the shape which the wheel flange takes as a result of wear, and after the elbow sections areecorrectly adjusted during initial installation, no further adjustment will be necessary.

It will notV be necessary to equip each wheel ofeach truck of a car or tiain with my improved oiler inasmuch as the leading wheel of a car will be lubricated suii'iciently to supply `following wheels by reason of the supply applied to the track, and it will be further noted, that the improved device of my invention serves to deliver the oil to the flange in a manner to lubricate the ball of the rail and not the face thereof.

While I have herein shown and described one specific form of my invention, I do not wish tov be limited thereto except for 4suoli limitations as the `claims mayV import.

I claim 1. In a wheel flange oiler for car trucks, an oil supply device comprising an oil reservoir and a pipe depending therefrom for endwise abutting engagement against the wheel flange, and meanspivotally supporting said device on the truck for gravity swinging movement to engage the discharge end of the pipe with the wheel iangeirrespective of the character of the rail traversed by the wheel, substantially as described. Y

2. In a wheel flange oiler for cartrucks, an oil supply device comprising an oil reservoir'antl a pipe depending therefrom and having a flange engaging end chamfered withrespect to the axis of the said pipe, and means movably supporting said device on said truck for gravity swinging movement of thev device to engage the chamfered discharge end against the wheel flange, substantially as described.

3. In a wheel fiange oiler forear trucks, an oil'supply device comprising an oil reservoir and a pipe extending therefrom, and means movably supporting said device on said truck for gravity movement of the device to engage said pipe in endwise abutting relation against the wheel liange, substantially as described.

4. In a wheel flange oilerfor car trucks,

an oil supply device comprising an oil res-y ervoir and a pipe extending therefrom and composed ofsofter material than that of the wheel flange, and means movably supporting said device-on said truck for gravity movement of the" device to engage said pipe in endwise abutting relation against the wheel flange, whereby wear will shape the end of the pipe to conform to the shape of the flange, substantially as described.

` 5. lIn a' wheel flange'oilerr for car trucks, an oil supply device comprising an oil reservoir and a pipe extending therefrom and having a discharge end at an angle to its axis other than at a right angle thereby providing a discharge end of oblong contour, and means movably supporting said device on said truck for gravity movement of the device to engage said pipe in endwise abutting relation against the wheel flange with the major axis of the discharge end disposed circumferentially of the flange, substantially as described.

6. In a wheel flange oiler forear trucks, an oil supply device comprising an oil reservoir and a pipe structure extending therefrom and comprising elbow sections and a straight. section with the discharge end of the straight section at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the vstraight section, and means movably supporting said device on said truck for gravity movement of the device to engage the discharge end in endwise abutting relation against the wheel ange, substantially as described.

7. In a wheel flange oiler for car an oil supply device comprising an ervoir and a pipe structure extending therefrom and comprisingelbow sections and a straight section having threaded connection with each other to form an oil conduit, and

trucks,

means movably mounting said device on the In testimony that I claim the foregoing truck comprisinga bracket section xed to as my oWn, I hereby affix my signature in l0 the truck and a bracket section Xed to the the presenceof two subscribing Witnesses; device and pvoted to the first-named v CHARLES H SMITH 1 bracket ysection for gravity movement of the c Adevice to engage the pipe n endwise abut- Witnesses:

ting relation against the Wheel flange, sub- HAROLD SCANTLEBURY, stantially as described. EDNAA BRoYLns.

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